Budget Talks Inch Toward Progress

Nov 20, 2013 6:07 pm ET

With time running short, budget negotiators report they are continuing efforts to reach a small-scale fiscal agreement that could replace some of the across-the-board spending cuts. But big hurdles remain and it is unclear whether a package can secure bipartisan support by a mid-January deadline.

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